Radioactive bore hole logging



S. B. JONES Oct. 21, 1958 RADIOACTIVE BORE HOLE LOGGING (BETA RAY DETECTOR) Filed June 1s, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 21, 1958 s. B, JQNEs 2,857,522

RADIOACTIVE BORE HOLE LOGGING (BETA RAY DETECTOR) Filed June 1e. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 comcmamlcs clRcurr LINEAR AMPLIFIER |:|G.4 INVENTOR STANLEY B. JONES ATTORNEYS United States Patent (i)v 'i l' RADIOACTIVE BORE HOLE LOGGING `(BETA RAY DETECTOR) stanley B. Jones, Whittier, Calif., assignmfo california Research Corporation, San Francisco, Calif., a corporation of Delaware Application June 16, 1951, Serial No. 231,920 14 Claims. (c1. 25o-71) This inventionrrelates to radioactive bore hole logging, and more particularly relates to a method and apparatus for detecting the beta-ray activity of earth formations traversed by a well or bore hole whether such activity is due to natural beta-ray radiations or to radiations artificially induced in the formations by the bombardment thereof by a neutron source.

It has been known that certain elements have a natural radioactivity wherein alpha, beta and gamma rays are emitted during the transmutation of such elements to their decomposition products. While efforts have been made to detect the gamma ray energy given oif by naturally radioactive particles, *in general, the gamma ray activity level is so low for these naturally radioactive elements that detection thereof has been diiiicult, if not impossible. Likewise, where a neutron source hasrbeen employed to induce artificial activity in formations traversed by a Well bore, the amount of activity induced in the formations is in general proportional to the intensity of the neutron source. Accordingly, in order to produce gamma ray energy by bombardment of the formations with a gamma ray activating neutron source, it is necessary that a high intensity neutron source be employed.Simul taneously with the production of gamma ray energy by bombardment of earth formations by a neutron source, beta ray activity has undoubtedly been produced by elements in the formation. However, it has not been possible to detect such beta activity by previously known apparatus. Accordingly, it has long been desired to have a method and apparatus capable of detecting such beta ray activity.

Various forms of beta ray detectors have been successfully employed in experimetal laboratory investigations. However, there has not been available apparatus capable of detecting such activity in a well bore. This is primarily due to the fact that beta rays are incapable of penetrating more than a few millimeters through metal such as aluminum or iron, and therefore such beta rays have been blocked from obtaining access to a conventional detector, such as an ionization chamber or a Geiger- Mueller tube by the thickness of the casing surrounding such detecting instruments.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for detecting beta ray activity in a well bore.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide well logging apparatus for detecting beta ray activity .whether such activity is naturally present in said Well bore or artificially induced by a neutron source.

It is another object of this invention to provide a beta ray detecting apparatus which may be positioned in a well bore so that beta ray activity present in the bore hole due to nuclear emission may activate said detection appa ratus and thereby identify the nature of the earth formations traversed by said well bore.

In general the present invention is directed to a well logging apparatus for detecting -beta ray activity which comprises an elongated housing adapted to be positioned Patented Oct. 21, 1958 in a well bore, a beta ray responsive phosphor mounted to be visible externally of said housing, said phosphor having a beta-permeable coating adapted to cover the surface of said phosphor which is exposed to the well bore to protect said phosphor, and means for transmitting light quanta originating in said phosphor to the interior of said housing so that the photo-activity produced in said phosph-or by beta rays may be detected at the earths surface, thereby permitting said beta activity to be correlated with the location of said apparatus in said well bore.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which form an integral part ofl the present specilication.

In the drawings:

Figl is a block diagram of one form of detecting apparatus and circuit which may be utilized in recording betaray activity in a well bore.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of an alternative form of apparatus and circuit for detecting beta ray activity in a well bore. l

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View of one form of apparatus which is particularly adapted to detect natural beta ray activity in a well bore, utilizing the circuit shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal, sectional view of an alternative arrangement particularly adapted for detecting artificially induced beta ray activity and particularly illustrating the manner of employing the circuit shown in Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings, and in particular to Fig. l, there is shown in block diagram form a detecting and recording system which may be utilized in detecting and recording beta ray activity in a well bore. As there shown, a phosphor material designated generally as 10, is provided as a beta-ray detector. Phosphor 10 may be constructed of any suitable scintillation material, for example, inorganic crystalline materials such as thalliumactivated sodium iodide, thallium-activated potassium iodide, calcium tungstate or cadmium tungsta-te, or organic crystalline materials such as naphthalene, anthracene, stilbene, terphenyl or dibenzyl or liquid phosphors such as terphenyl dissolved in toluene contained in a transparent holder. A photomultiplier tube 11 is preferably positioned adjacent phosphor 10 so that light quanta originating in the phosphor due to nuclear activity impinging thereon may be detected by the photo cathode of multiplier tube 11. As particularly shown and described more fully hereinafter, a transparent window means, such as a quartzcrysta-l or any other translucent material, may be interposed lbetween phosphor 10 and photomultiplier 11 Without substantial decrease in the eiciency of either phosphor 10 or photomultiplier tube 11. 1

The output of photomultiplier tube 11 is preferably connected to a linear amplifier, designated generally as 12. The output of amplifier V12 in turn is then connected through a discriminator circuit 13 to an integrator network 14 and nally to a recorder arrangement, designated as 15. Since the construction of each of the elements represented as blocks in Fig. l are well understood in the electronic art and in general constitute no part of the present invention, each of these elements has been schematically indicated.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic representation of an alter'- native form of scintillation counter circuit which may be used in place of the circuit illustrated in Fig. 1. However, kfor reasons well understood in the electronic art, it is frequently desirable to provide aV coincidence circuit for detecting photo-electric 'impulses Where 'high temperatures are likely to create sporadic, thermal' emissions from the cathode of a photo-electric multiplier tube. To eliminate this thermal effect, there is shown in Fig. 2 a pair of photomultiplier tubes and 21, both of which are positioned to detect light quanta originating in phosphor lcrystal 22. The amplified signal from photomultiplier tubes 20 and 21 are respectively transmitted to ampliers 23 and 24 and the output signals from these arnplitiers are applied to a coincidence circuit, designated generally as 25. The output of coincidence circuit 25 may then be detected and recorded through integrator 26 and recorder 27. As mentioned in connection with the description of Fig. 1, each of the elements shown as blocks in Fig. 2 are so well understood in the electronic art that `further description of the -circuits involved are considered unnecessary since these circuits form no part of the present invention.

Referring now to Fig. 3, there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the present invention particularly adapted to detect beta ray activity naturally occurring or present in a bore hole due to the decomposition or transmutation of radioactive elements, such as potassium 40, thorium, radium, uranium and the like. As there shown, an elongated cylindrical housing 30 is preferably provided with externally threaded sections 31 and 32 adjacent its outer ends. For the purpose of raising and lowering housing and the apparatus associated and mounted therein through the bore hole, an upper end member 33 is preferably provided with mating threads 34 adapted to cooperate with threads 31 on the upper end of housing 30. The upper portion of end member 33 is in turn preferably provided with a threaded flange section 35 having a cable receiving bore 36 into which the expandedend 37 of a conventional, multi-conductor well-logging cable 38 is adapted to lit. A cap member 39 having a threaded portion 40 adapted to mate with threads 41 on ange 35 provides a clamping arrangement for holding expanded end 37 of cable means 38 in bore 36.

Cable 38 may -be raised and lowered by pulley member 42 which may be driven by any conventional means, such as-an electric motor (not shown). The driving mechanism for pulley 42 likewise is adapted to operate a gear- 4 threads may be screwed `down against the upper surface of boss 54. As shown, retaining nut 58 is preferably provided with a bore 59 to permit transparent means 53 to extend into the interior of the housing 30. To'

prevent fluid under pressure within the well bore from entering the housing, seal 60'is preferably arranged to engage both the sides of a portion of window means 53 i adjacent the outer edge of said window and bore in end member 48.

For the purpose of detecting light quanta originating in phosphor crystal 52 and transmitted through window means 53, a photomultiplier tube 61 is preferably mounted so that photocathode face 62 of said tube mates directly with the inner end of window 53. Face 62 andV window 53 are desirably aihxed together in the same manner that crystal 52 is bonded to window 53. Photomultiplier tube 61 in turn is connected through a conventional tube mounting base 63 to a linear amplifier` designated generally as 64 whose output in turn is connected to a discriminator indicated as 65. The output of discriminator 65 is then coupled through lead lines 66 to cable 38 and thence to the surface recording means comprising amplifier 46, recorder 47 and chart drive mechanism 44.

As contemplated in this embodiment, phosphor 52 may be'of either rectangular or round transverse cross-section which, as shown, extends externally of the housing. However, to prevent abrasion of the crystal during logging operations in a well bore, the outer or exposed surface of the crystal which comes directly in contact with fluid in the well bore is provided with a coating 67 such reducing mechanism, designated generally as 43, which fis arranged to drive a well logging chart mechanism 44. For the purpose of transmitting signals from the downhole apparatus to the surface recording means, a slip ring and brush assembly, designated generally as 45, may be connected to the conductor leads of logging cable 3S. From slip ring arrangement 45 the detected signals may then be applied to amplifier 46 and signal recorder means 47.

For the purpose of detecting the presence of beta ray activity in the well bore, a lower end member 48 is provided for housing 30 and secured thereto by means of screw threads 49 which engage threads 32 on housing 30. End member 48 is provided with a central bore in the substantially hat face portion 51 of end member 48. Opening or bore 50 is so arranged that a phosphor crystal, designated generally as 52, may be mounted upon a transparent member such as window means 53 which is preferably formed of quartz, glass or other materials having a high light transmission characteristic. For the purpose of obtaining maximum transmission of light impulses generated in crystal 52 through transparent means 53, crystal 52 is preferably sealed directly to the window or transparent member by Canada balsam or other material having an index of refraction similar to the material from which the transparent window means is constructed and crystal 51. In order to maintain boss 54 in contact with the inner face of end 51, a coupling flange is adapted to be mounted directly against the inner face of end 51 and secured thereto by means of bolts 56. Flange 55 has an inner bore 57 adapted to as aluminum, of not greater than about 0.1 millimeter in thickness. Such a metallic skin may be fabricated from a sheet or deposited by evaporation or sputtering techniques in a'manner well understood in the art of applying coatings of such thickness. While metals other than aluminum may be utilized for this coating, the toughness and resistance to abrasion of aluminum in an abrasive fluid such as that which is encounteredv in well bores has been found very satisfactory for this purpose. However, other ycoatings either metallic or non-metallic may be used to cover crystal 52.

Referring now to the alternative form of beta ray "detecting apparatus shown in Fig. 4, there is shown a downthat shown in Fig. 3. In particular the equipment above upper end member 33 is similar in construction and ari rangement to those units described in connection with Fig. 3. These units include cable 38 and the surface recording apparatus comprising pulley 42, slip ring 45, amplifier 46, recorder 47, aswell as chart drive 44 and gear reducing member 43. in Fig. 4 to designate comparable elements to those shown in Fig. 3.

However, in the present embodiment, the elongated cylindrical housing member is designated as 70 and is preferablyprovided with threads 71 adjacent the upper end thereof which lare adapted to mate with threads 34 on upper end member 33. In the present arrangement, the lower end of housing 70 is preferably arranged to provide a mounting fora neutron source 72 which is preferably encased in a lead block 73 poured into the lc-wer end of housing 70 which has been closed by an end Vmember 74 Similar numbers are used s is provided immediately adjacent the sides of crystal 76. This shoulder member 77 may be formed as a mound or ridge on the outside of wall 78 and then a bore 79 passed directly through mound 77 and wall 78. For a purpose similar to that described in connection with the embodiment in Fig. 3, a transparent window means 80 is adapted to have one end pass through bore 79 and provide a direct mounting face for crystal 76. Crystal 76 may be secured to window 80 in the same manner described in connection with Fig. 3. Transparent window 80 is preferably provided with an enlarged diameter or lboss 81 adapted to mate with the inner surface of Wall 78 and is held directly thereagainst by an'arrangement similar to that shown in Fig. 3 comprising flange 82 mounted on wall 78 and nut 83 which bears directly against boss 81.

As distinguished from the previously described embodiment, window means 80 is preferably provided withv a pair of faces 84 and 85 which are at substantially right angles to each other and approximately 45 to the longitudinal axis of transparent means 80. Photomultiplier tubes 86 and 87 are arranged to have their photocathode faces mate with faces 84 and 85 respectively and provide an arrangement for detecting the coincidence of light impulses originating in phosphor 76. Tubes 86 and 87 are provided with mounting bases 88 and 89 respectively, each of which provides interconnection to amplifiers 90 and 91, respectively. The output of amplifiers 90 and 91 are both connected to a coincidence circuit, designated generally as 92, whose output is connected through lines 93 to the conductors of cable 38.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, only the outer surface 94 of crystal 76 need be provided with the 'beta ray transparent coating of less than about 0.1 mm. This surface covering is provided for the same purpose as described in connection with Fig. 3. To insure that the interior of housing 70 is not invaded by well uid, a pressure seal 95 may be provided between bore 79 and window 80.

In operation, it will be apparent that during well logging runs the bore hole may be traversed by raising and lowering either housing 30 of Fig. 3 or housing 70 of Fig. 4. Each run is performed by driving pulley -42 which through cable means 38 is adapted to raise or lower the housings 30 or 70.

With special consideration of the operation of the embodiment shown in `Fig. 3, it will be apparent, as mentioned hereinbefore, that this embodiment is particularly adapted to detect natural beta-ray activity in a bore hole. This is possible by virtue of the fact that with crystal 52 is mountedexteriorly of housing 30 and by thus mounting phosphor 52, beta-ray activity is-capable of penetrating the thin shell or coating 67 surrounding the phosphor. Such rays will successfully-penetrate aV metal thickness of few millimeters, but to insure a high percentage of penetration, the thickness as contemplated in the present-invention should be about 0.1 mm., and the preferred thickness range is not greater -than about 1.0 mm. While gamma ray activity may be present simultaneously with beta-ray activity in a bore coating 67 and thereby activate photo emitting material vof phosphor 52 to emit light quanta therefrom. However, in general it has been found that such gamma ray activity naturally present in a Well bore has a very marked energy level. Accordingly, by proper adjustment and setting of the discriminator and integrator circuits, the impulses originating in the phosphor due to beta-ray activity may be selected and segregated from those due to gamma rays by differentiating the intensity of energy causing photons to be emitted by the phosphor.

VUpon the emission of photons or light quanta due to the activation of crystal 52 by the impingement of a beta ray, the light quanta are directly transmitted through transparent window means 53 and face 62 to the photo cathode of photomultiplier tube 61. As is Well understood in theelectronic art, photomultiplier tubes are capable of amplifying such photo impulses by approximately 106. Accordingly, very feeble light quanta activated in crystal 52 by beta activity are capable of producing a detectable and recordable electrical signal.

In v addition to the utilization of the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 for detecting natural nuclear activity in a Well bore, it is possible to detect tracer gases injected with petroleum uid whether liquids or gases which may be employed in producing wells where such fluids are introduced to increase the total amount of fluids recoverable from the Well. In the art, this process is referred t-o generally as secondary recovery.

One tracer gas which is very eiective in this application to secondary recovery methods is radioactive krypton which emits beta rays, rather than gamma rays. This tracer gas has heretofore been undetectable by previously known apparatus. By the employment of radioactivated krypton gas in this manner, the tracing of gaseous tiow into a producing well may be directly detected.

The embodiment shown in Fig. 4 as mentioned above may 'be raised and lowered in the well bore in much the same manner as that disclosed in Fig. 3. However, in this particular arrangement, means are provided by neutron source 72 for articially bombarding the earth formations or material assimilated into the drilling iluid from the earth formation, traversed by the well bore. While in general it has been known that such neutron sources are capable of producing gamma ray energy from such formations, it has not heretofore been possible to detect the beta-ray activity resulting from such artificial bombardment. Since in general the heavier elements produce beta-ray activity as readily as gamma ray energy, study and determination of the nature and content of the earth formations has been possible for only a portion of the energy actually available. However, by virtue of the present arrangement, wherein the phosphor crystal 76 having a metal skin 94 is arranged to be positioned directly in the well bore, beta rays may be directly detected by causing the emission of light quanta from the phosphor crystal 76.

As distinguished from the embodiment in Fig. 3, pro- -vision is made in Fig. 4 for detecting simultaneously in photomultiplier tubes 86 and S7 the light quanta trans- `rnitted through transparent window means 80. As mentioned above, the faces or surfaces 84 and 85 against which the faces of the photomultiplier tubes are positioned are preferably arranged with an included angle of 90 therebetween. By this arrangement, substantially all of the light quanta originating in crystal 76 which are transmitted through Window means may actuate both photomultiplier tubes 86 and 87.

As mentioned above, it is desirable incertain cases, especially where the down hole temperature is very high, to provide apair of photo-multiplier tubes operating through a coincidence circuit such as that designated as 92 to prevent sporadic, thermal emissions from the cath- Aode of the photo tube from being amplified as a signal originating in the phosphor crystal 76 and due to radioactivity in the 'bore hole. Since the construction of a coincidence circuit arranged to detect the coincidence of light impulses received by two photomultiplier tubes is well known in the electronic art, it is believed that no further explanation of this circuit is necessary.

From the foregoing detailed description of the construction and operation of beta-ray detecting apparatus, it is apparent that by virtue of the present invention a method and apparatus has been provided for detecting beta-ray activity in a well bore. parent that by virtue of the present invention a method and .apparatus has been provided for detecting beta-ray activity in the earth formations traversed by a well bore whether such activity is naturally present or artificially induced. f

Likewise it will'be ap- While various modifications and changes in the apparatus described willoccur to those skilled in the art, all such modifications and changes which fall within the scope of the appended claims are intended to be embraced thereby.

I claim:

l. Well logging apparatus for detecting beta ray activity comprising an elongated housing adapted to be positioned in avwell bore, a beta ray-responsive phosphor mounted externally on a Wall of said housing for exposure to the well bore, a beta-ray previous coating surrounding the surface of said phosphor which is exposed to 'said Well bore, window means for said wall of said housing adapted to transmit light impulses from said phosphor to the interior of said housing, and photoelectric multiplier means mounted within said housing and optically coupled to said window means whereby beta ray activity causing light quanta to be emitted by said phosphor may be detected, and means for correlating said beta ray activity with the depth of said housing in a well bore.

2. Well logging apparatus for detecting beta ray activity comprising an elongated housing adapted to be positioned in a well bore, cable means for raising and lowering said housing within said well bore, a beta ray-responsive phosphor crystal mounted externally to a wall of said housing, a beta-ray pervious metallic coating surrounding the surface of said phosphor which is exposed to said Well bore and external to said wall, Window means for said wall of said housing adapted to transmit light impulses from said phosphor to the interior of said housing, and photoelectric multiplier means mounted within said housing and optically coupled to said window means whereby beta ray activity causing light quanta to be emitted by said phosphor may be detected, and means connected through said cable means for correlating said beta ray activity with the depth of said apparatus in said Well bore.

3. Apparatus for detecting the presence of beta rays in a well bore comprising an elongated, cylindrical housing adapted to be positioned in a well bore, cable means for raising and lowering said housing in said Well bore, a beta ray-sensitive phosphor crystal mounted externally to a wall of said casing for exposure thereof to fluid in the well bore, said phosphor having a metallic covering of about 0.1 millimeter for that portion of said crystal exposed to said well bore fluid, transparent means mounted `between said crystal and the interior of said housing for transmitting light quanta originating in said crystal to the interior of said housing, means optically connected to said transparent means for amplifying the signal generated in response to said light quanta developed in said crystal positioned within said housing and means for correlating the depth of said housing with the beta ray activity of said Well bore fluid.

4. Beta activity detecting apparatus adapted to be positioned in a well bore comprising an elongated housing, logging cable means for raising and lowering said housing in said borehole, means for mounting a beta activity sensitive scintillation crystal externally to a side wall of said housing so that at least one surface thereof may be exposed to said well bore, a metallic coating of about 0.1 mm. thickness for said exposed surface to prevent abrasion of said crystal while traversing said well bore, window lmeans in said wall of said housing optically coupled to said crystal for transmission of light from said crystal to the interior of said housing, photomultiplier means mounted within said housing and optically coupled through said window means to said crystal so that light quanta originating in said crystal as a result of beta activity in said well bore may be detected and amplified by said photomultiplier means, amplifier means and discrirninator means connected to said photomultiplier means for detecting beta rayenergies, and recording means operable in accordance with said cable means for 515 correlating the beta activity in said well bore with the depth of earth formations traversed by said wellbore.

5. Radioactivity well logging apparatus comprising a scintillation element adapted to be directly exposed to the pressure of liquid in aborehole, means for converting light emitted from the scintillation material in response to radioactive radiation into electrical signals, and means for transmitting the electrical signals out of the borehole.

6. Radioactivity well logging apparatus comprising a pressure-resistant container having a transparent Window, a photoelectric device within said container having a photosensitive element exposed to the window, and a scintillation element exterior of said container and visible through said window.

7. Radioactivity well logging apparatus comprising a pressure-resistant container having a transparent window, a photoelectric device within said container exposed to the window, a scintillation element exterior of said container and visible through the Window, and a reilective coating covering at least a portion of the exterior surface of the scintillation element for reiiecting light generated within said element toward the window in said container.

8. Radioactivity well logging apparatus comprising a pressure-resistant container having a transparent Window,

' a photoelectric device within said container exposed to the pressure of the liquid in a bore hole, a pressure-resistant transparent Window in the surface of said housing, a photoelectric circuit within said housing having photosensitive portions thereof exposed to said window, a scintillation element exterior of said housing and visible through said window, said scintillation element having a generally cylindrical shape and being mounted substantially on the longitudinal axis, of the housing with one'endcf saidV element adjacent said window. I

1l. Radioactivity well logging apparatus comprising a generally cylindrical housing adapted to withstand the pressure of the liquid in a borehole, a pressure-resistant transparent window in the surface kof said housing, a

photoelectric circuit within said housing having photosensitive portions thereof exposedV to said window, a scintillation element exterior of said housing and visible through said window, said photoelectric circuit comprising a ypair of photosensitive devices connected to a pulse coincidence circuit for responding only when said photosensitive devices are simultaneously actuated.

12. A method of radioactivity ywell logging comprising moving through the borehole scintillation material that` is exposed directly to the pressure of liquidin the borehole, converting light emitted from the scintillation ma- 'terial in response to radioactive radiation into. electrical signals, and transmittingthe electricalsignals out of the borehole.

13. A method of radioactivity well logging according to claim ,l2 including the step of radioactively irradiating the borehole in the vicinity of the scintillation material as the same is being moved.

14. A method of radioactivity well logging comprising exposing scintillation` material directly to the pressure of Vfluid in a borehole, transmitting light Vemitted from the scintillation material in response to radioactive radiation 9 10 to a photoelectric device, and transmitting the electrical 2,351,028 Fearon June 13, 1944 response of the photoelectric device out of the borehole. 2,384,840 KraSDOW et al Sept- 18, 1945 2,429,577 French, Jr. Oct. 21, 1947 References Cited in the le of this patent 2,540,049 I-Iinson Jan. 30, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENTS 5 2,550,107 Coltman Apr. 24, 1951 2,133,776 Bender Oct. 18, 1938 

1. WELL LOGGING APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BETA RAY ACTIVITY COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HOUSING ADAPTED TO BE POMOUNTED EXTERNALLY ON A WALL OF SAID HOUSING FOR EXPOSURE TO THE WELL BORE, A BETA-RAY PREVIOUS COATING SURROUNDING THE SURFACE OF SAID PHOSPHOR WHICH IS EXPOSED TO SAID WELL BORE, WINDOW MEANS FOR SAID WALL OF SAID HOUSING WELL BORE, WINDOW MEANS FOR SAID WALL OF SAID HOUSING THE INTERIOR OF SAID HOUSING, AND PHOTOELECTRIC MULTIPLIER MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND OPTICALLY COUPLED TO SAID WINDOW MEANS WHEREBY BETA RAY ACTIVITY CAUSING LIGHT QUANTA TO BE ENMITTED BY SAID PHOSPHOR MAY BE DETECTED, AND MEANS FOR CORRELATING SAID BETA RAY ACTIVITY WITH THE DEPTH OF SAID HOUSING IN A WELL BORE. 